Features
Stretched Thin on Thin Ice
With the Arctic melting and northern coast guards struggling to keep up, the next disaster is a matter of when, not if.
The Future of War
Introducing Foreign Policy's Fall 2018 print edition.
Why the Military Must Learn to Love Silicon Valley
The U.S. Defense Department and big tech need each other—but getting along won’t be easy
Argument
The End of the Fighting General
America’s top brass should abandon dreams of battlefield glory—and focus on paperwork instead.
Argument
A Million Mistakes a Second
Ultrafast computing is critical to modern warfare. But it also ensures a lot could go very wrong, very quickly.
Argument
Food Fight
Why the next big battle may not be fought over treasure or territory—but for fish.
Argument
The Algorithms of August
The AI arms race won’t be like previous competitions, and both the United States and China could be left in the dust.
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Profile
The Return of the Pentagon’s Yoda
Can Andrew Marshall, the U.S. military’s longtime oracle, still predict the future?
Decoder
Swedes Can’t Go Home Again
In the run-up to Sweden’s election, one word explains why the country used to feel like a family—and why it now feels adrift.
Artifact
Point and Nuke
Remembering the era of portable atomic bombs.
Debunker
Why Growth Can’t Be Green
New data proves you can support capitalism or the environment—but it’s hard to do both.
reviews
Germany’s Return of the Repressed
The country’s far-right wants to revive ethnic nationalism. The left must come up with its own alternative.
Books in Brief: Fresh Reads on WWII Maritime History, Clipper Ships, and Cambodian Refugees
Foreign Policy staffers review recent releases.
Night at the Museum
Brussels’s new European history museum could put anyone to sleep.
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